Onlayer, an Ankara, Türkiye-based regtech and end-to-end merchant management platform, has raised $8.2 million in a Series A funding round.
Investors
The round was led by Oleka Capital, with participation from multiple regional and international investors.
Oleka Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm based in Istanbul, Türkiye, with a fund in Luxembourg. The firm focuses on providing growth capital to highly selective, high-growth scale-up companies—primarily in the technology, fintech, and payments sectors—aiming to partner closely with them to accelerate market share and strengthen competitive advantage.
Onlayer Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to support its expansion across the MENA and Asia-Pacific regions and further advance its AI-driven risk, compliance, and performance solutions.
About Onlayer
Founded in 2019, Onlayer is a company that provides a regtech and end-to-end merchant management platform serving banks, payment service providers (PSPs), and enterprises. It offers a unified platform that automates merchant onboarding, continuously monitors merchant portfolios, manages PCI-DSS compliance, and provides data-driven insights to help financial institutions mitigate risk and scale securely. Operating in 12 countries, with offices in London, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia, Onlayer integrates merchant acquisition, real-time monitoring, AML and fraud controls, PCI-DSS workflows, and ongoing analytics into a single environment.
Funding Details
Company: Onlayer
Raised: USD 8.2M
Round: Series A
Funding Date: November 2025
Lead Investor: Oleka Capital
Additional Investors: Deniz Ventures, Revo Capital, Türkiye Development Fund, Sandeep Gomes, Future Impact Fund, Vestel Ventures, Tacirler Portfolio Management
Company Website: https://onlayer.com/
Software Category: Regtech / Merchant Management / Compliance Automation
Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/11/25/3194352/0/en/Onlayer-raised-USD-8-2-million-in-Series-A-funding-round.html